Application by Shelden Patrick Vaughan pursuant to s 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) [2022] NSWSC 920

Supreme Court New South Wales

Medium Neutral Citation: Application by Shelden Patrick Vaughan pursuant to s 78 of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW) [2022] NSWSC 920 Hearing dates: On the papers. Decision date: 08 July 2022 Jurisdiction: Common Law Before: N Adams J Decision: The application is refused. Catchwords: Application under s 78(1) of the Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 for inquiry into sentence – two serious violence offences – domestic violence context – applied unsuccessfully to Court of Criminal Appeal for leave to appeal sentence – primary complaint in relation to appraisal on sentence of expert medical evidence on mental health – no new material or arguments – no doubt or question as to any mitigating circumstances or any part of the evidence – application refused Legislation Cited: Crimes Act 1900 (NSW), ss 27, 33 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 (NSW), Pt 7, ss 78, 79 Crimes (Sentencing Procedure Act) 1999 (NSW), s 25D Cases Cited: Application of Peter James Holland under s.78 Crimes (Appeal and Review) Act 2001 [2008] NSWSC 251 Azzopardi v R [2019] NSWCCA 306 Buttrose v Attorney General of New South Wales (2015) 324 ALR 562; [2015] NSWCA 221 Chapman v R [2018] NSWSC 1741 Clarke v R [2015] NSWCCA 232 DPP (Cth) v De La Rosa [2010] NSWCCA 194 Eastman v Director of Public Prosecutions (ACT) (2003) 214 CLR 318; [2003] HCA 28 Elyard v R [2006] NSWCCA 43 Gibbons (a pseudonym) v R [2019] NSWCCA 150 Green v The Queen (2011) 244 CLR 462; [2011] HCA 49 Haines v R [2016] NSWCCA 90 Hordern v R [2019] NSWCCA 138 Lowe v The Queen (1984) 154 CLR 606; [1984] HCA 46 R v Borkowski [2009] NSWCCA 229 R v Engert (1995) 84 A Crim R 67 R v Helmsley [2004] NSWCCA 228 R v O'Donoghue (1988) 34 A Crim R 397 R v Shine [2016] NSWCCA 149 R v Thomson; R v Houlton (2000) 49 NSWLR 383; [2000] NSWCCA 309 R v Verdins (2007) 16 VR 269; [2007] VSCA 102 Robinson v The Queen [2006] NSWCCA 192 Sinkovich v Attorney General of New South Wales (2013) 85 NSWLR 783; [2013] NSWCA 383 The Queen v Guode (2020) 267 CLR 141; [2020] HCA 8 Varley v Attorney General (NSW) (1987) 8 NSWLR 30 Vaughan v R [2020] NSWCCA 3 Category: Principal judgment Parties: Shelden Patrick Vaughan (Applicant) Attorney General for New South Wales (Respondent) Representation: Counsel: Self-represented (Applicant) Mr M Dalla-Pozza (Respondent)